Harlech
Harlech is a seaside resort and area in the north-west Wales region of Gwynedd. Prior to 1974 it was in the historic boundaries of Merionethshire The town rests on Tremadog Bay in the centre of Gwynedd within the Snowdonia National Park. It has been in the unitary authority of Gwynedd given that 1996, as well as before that in the Meirionydd District of the 1974 County of Gwynedd. Of its population of 1,447, 51 percent repeatedly speak the Welsh language. Its site Harlech Castle was begun in 1283 by Edward I of England, captured by Owain Glyndwr, and also in the 1480s a fortress of Henry Tudor. It was improved a high cliff face next to the sea, however shoreline modifications imply it now lies regarding half a mile (800 m) inland. New housing has actually been constructed in the reduced community location and also in the high town around the purchasing street, church and also castle. Both locations are linked by a steep, winding road called "Twtil".